Costa Mesa’s Oak & Coal Serves Yakitori for the Masses

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • July 13, 2017
In Japan, yakitoriyas peddling skewers of roasted chicken are everywhere. They range from hole-in-the-wall dives, into which overworked salarymen duck to order a few sticks and chug a stein of beer, to ultra-expensive temples of poultry that can...
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